Sixteen Athletes Receive BC Games Leadership Bursary at 2024 BC Summer Games

Athletes, youth coaches, and officials taking part in the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games were invited to apply for the BC Games Leadership Bursary.

Supported by Canadian Tire, this bursary aims to recognize participants under 19 years of age who have achieved in academics and sport while going above and beyond in their communities through leadership and volunteer activities.

Sixteen recipients were awarded a $1,000 bursary to support their future sport or educational pursuits.

Kootenays (Zone 1)
Tessa Dainard – Athletics (Invermere)
Emma McLachlan – Rugby (Castlegar)

Thompson-Okanagan (Zone 2)
Coen Kissmann – Athletics (Kelowna)
Kiersten Bereska – Rowing (Weast Kelowna)

Fraser Valley (Zone 3)
Bode Lynch – Baseball (Maple Ridge)
Keria Bowering – Beach Volleyball (Maple Ridge)

Fraser River (Zone 4)
Advaith S. Iyer – Triathlon (Burnaby)
Savin Kang – Wrestling (Surrey)

Vancouver-Coastal (Zone 5)
Elia Comeau – Athletics (North Vancouver)
Jordan Ma – Triathlon (Vancouver)

Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6)
Cedar Chiang – Softball (Victoria)
Christian Attwell – Victoria (Victoria)

North West (Zone 7)
Eric Vander Wart – Soccer (Smithers)
David Vander Wart – Soccer (Smithers)

Cariboo-North East (Zone 8)
Rachael Pruden – Athletics (Prince George)
Cadence Hooft – Basketball (Prince George)